def raise_and_rescue
  begin
    puts 'I am before the raise.'
    raise 'An error has occurred.'
    puts 'I am after the raise.'
  rescue
    puts 'I am rescued!'
  end
  puts 'I am after the begin block.'
end
raise_and_rescue

I am before the raise.
I am rescued!
I am after the begin block.

I am before the raise.
I am rescued!
I am after the begin block.

def do_it(code)
  eval(code)
rescue 
  puts "Cannot do it!"
end
do_it('puts 1 + 1')

2

2

do_it('puts 1 +')

SyntaxError: (eval):1:in `do_it': compile error
...

SyntaxError: (eval):1:in `do_it': compile error
(eval):1: parse error, unexpected $
puts 1 +
        ^
	from (irb):13:in `do_it'
	from (irb):18:in `eval'
	from (irb):13:in `do_it'
	from (irb):18

def do_it(code)
  eval(code)
rescue SyntaxError
  puts "Cannot do it!"
end
do_it('puts 1 +')

Cannot do it!

Cannot do it!

begin
 # ...
rescue OneTypeOfException
 # ...
rescue AnotherTypeOfException
 # ...
end
begin
  raise 'A test exception.'
rescue Exception => e
  puts e.message
  puts e.backtrace.inspect
end

["(irb):33:in `irb_binding'",
"/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/irb/workspace.rb:52:in `irb_binding'",
":0"]

A test exception.
["(irb):33:in `irb_binding'", "/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/irb/workspace.rb:52:in `irb_binding'", "/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/irb/workspace.rb:52"]

require 'English'
begin
  raise 'Another test exception.'
rescue Exception 
  puts $!.message
  puts $ERROR_INFO.message
end

Another test exception.
Another test exception.

Another test exception.
Another test exception.